Stoke, Hull, and other places are really going to be on the up with all these poor housing benefit claimants moving in. If they didn't find jobs in Newham they won't find them in Stoke.

Take a load of money out of the economy by cutting public sector wages and wahey!

Stoke and Hull are already renowned for the strength of their local jobs markets, of course. In fact it's hard to see how dumping people London councils can't be bothered with in towns that are already flat on their arse could possibly fail.

_________________Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

On Today Shapps accused Newham of overstating the problem and "playing politics".. "I'm not saying the BBC has been hoodwinked on this, but you have to factor in that it's local election time, and this is a Labour council," he said.

But it appears Tory-led boroughs are also weighing up such a move, according to a proposal sent to Westminster council by one of its private providers, Smart Housing Group (SHG), that suggests rehousing "150 people within the next 12 or so months" as far away as Derby and Nottingham, "and ideally with an option for Smart Housing Group to increase this number over time to perhaps closer to 500 properties".

_________________Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

Hunt: In league with Murdochs. Has done great damage to the BBC.Gove: Generally incompetent and wants to ruin our education system.May: Just plain incompetent.Warsi: Dumb as a cupboard.Lansley: Sold the NHS.Osborne: Clueless, generally evil. Could turn milk sour from 100 yards, hence not allowed out in public.Alexander: Sellout.

If I had to put three through to the boardroom I think I'd go with Lansley, Osborne, and Hunt for committing the greatest crimes.

I'd quite like to know how much of this 'affordable' housing is bought on buy-to-let mortgages by people who then rent the places out at the 'going rate', and who will in no way, shape or form ever rent to people on housing benefit...